Dictionary Check: lecture

"lecture" is a valid word!

Scrabble 9 points
Words with Friends 12 points

Definition

noun

a speech that is open to the public

Example: "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"
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noun

a lengthy rebuke

Example: "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"
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noun

teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)

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verb

deliver a lecture or talk

Example: "She will talk at Rutgers next week"
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verb

censure severely or angrily

Example: "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"

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